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records retention roadmap

filerskeepers believes that companies should be able to know all retention periods that apply to them. That is why we were very happy when the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) wrote a wonderful article about our ambitions. You can read it here.

Our end goal is that we want to to solve the problem of data retention once and for all. That is why we have developed this roadmap:

  • Phase 1: content

  • Phase 2: always receive realtime updates

  • Phase 3: calculate your own golden standard

  • Phase 4: know your residual risk

  • Phase 5: embed filerskeepers into your systems

Want to join our roadmap?

Phase 1: content

In Phase 1 we focus on what matters most, content. Or in plain language: we are going to publish as many data retention schedules as possible. We have data retention periods available on the countries below. We will be publishing them one by one the coming months.

Missing a country or want to move a country up in our roadmap?
Let us know!

285 countries and counting…

It is our ambition to research all the retention periods in all the countries and states in the world.

We are adding new countries weekly!

  • Albania

  • Algeria

  • American Samoa

  • Andorra

  • Angola

  • Anguilla

  • Antigua and Barbuda

  • Argentina

  • Armenia

  • Aruba

  • Australia

  • Capital Territory (Australia)

  • New South Wales (Australia)

  • Northern Territory (Australia)

  • Queensland (Australia)

  • South Australia (Australia)

  • Tasmania (Australia)

  • Victoria (Australia)

  • Western Australia (Australia)

  • Austria

  • Azerbaijan

  • The Bahamas

  • Bahrain

  • Bangladesh

  • Barbados

  • Belarus

  • Belgium

  • Brussels (Belgium)

  • Flanders (Belgium)

  • Wallonia (Belgium)

  • Belize

  • Bermuda

  • Bolivia

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Botswana

  • Brazil

  • British Virgin Islands

  • Brunei

  • Bulgaria

  • Burkina Faso

  • Cambodia

  • Cameroon

  • Canada

  • Alberta (Canada)

  • British Columbia (Canada)

  • Manitoba (Canada)

  • Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)

  • New Brunswick (Canada)

  • Northwest Territories (Canada)

  • Nova Scotia (Canada)

  • Nunavut (Canada)

  • Ontario (Canada)

  • Prince Edward Island (Canada)

  • Quebec (Canada)

  • Saskatchewan (Canada)

  • Yukon (Canada)

  • Cape Verde

  • Cayman Islands

  • Chile

  • China

  • Colombia

  • Costa Rica

  • Cote D’Ivoire

  • Croatia

  • Cuba

  • Curaçao

  • Cyprus

  • Czech Republic

  • Democratic Republic of Congo

  • Denmark

  • Djibouti

  • Dominica

  • Dominican Republic

  • Ecuador

  • Egypt

  • El Salvador

  • Estonia

  • Ethiopia

  • European Union (EU)

  • Faroe Islands

  • Fiji

  • Finland

  • France

  • Georgia

  • Germany

  • Baden-Württemberg (Germany)

  • Bavaria (Germany)

  • Berlin (Germany)

  • Hamburg (Germany)

  • Hesse (Germany)

  • Lower Saxony (Germany)

  • North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany)

  • Ghana

  • Gibraltar

  • Greece

  • Grenada

  • Guadeloupe

  • Guam

  • Guatemala

  • Bailiwick of Guernsey

  • Alderney (Guernsey)

  • Sark (Guernsey)

  • Guinea-Bissau

  • Haiti

  • Honduras

  • Hong Kong

  • Hungary

  • Iceland

  • India

  • Indonesia

  • Iran, Islamic Republic Of

  • Iraq

  • Ireland

  • Isle of Man

  • Israel

  • Italy

  • Ivory Coast

  • Jamaica

  • Japan

  • Jersey

  • Jordan

  • Kazakhstan

  • Kenya

  • Kosovo

  • Kuwait

  • Kyrgyzstan

  • Laos

  • Lebanon

  • Latvia

  • Lesotho

  • Liberia

  • Liechtenstein

  • Lithuania

  • Luxembourg

  • Macao

  • Madagascar

  • Malawi

  • Malaysia

  • Maldives

  • Malta

  • Martinique

  • Mauritius

  • Mexico

  • Moldova

  • Monaco

  • Mongolia

  • Montenegro

  • Montserrat

  • Morocco

  • Mozambique

  • Myanmar

  • Namibia

  • the Netherlands

  • Carribean Netherlands (the Netherlands)

  • Nepal

  • New Caledonia

  • New Zealand

  • Nicaragua

  • Nigeria

  • North Macedonia

  • Northern Mariana Islands

  • Norway

  • Oman

  • Pakistan

  • Panama

  • Papua New Guinea

  • Paraguay

  • Peru

  • Philippines

  • Poland

  • Portugal

  • Qatar

  • Romania

  • Russia

  • Rwanda

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis

  • Saint Lucia

  • Saint Maarten

  • Saint Vincent And Grenadines

  • Samoa

  • Sao Tome

  • Saudi Arabia

  • Senegel

  • Serbia

  • Singapore

  • Slovakia

  • Slovenia

  • Solomon Islands

  • South Africa

  • South Korea

  • Spain

  • Sri Lanka

  • Suriname

  • Sweden

  • Switzerland

  • Canton of Zug (Switzerland)

  • Geneva (Switzerland)

  • Lucerne (Switzerland)

  • Aargau (Switzerland)

  • Vaud (Switzerland)

  • Bern (Switzerland)

  • Zurich (Switzerland)

  • Taiwan (R.O.C)

  • Tajikistan

  • Tanzania

  • Thailand

  • Timor- Leste

  • Togo

  • Trinidad and Tobago

  • Tunisia

  • Turkey

  • Turkmenistan

  • Turks And Caicos Islands

  • Uganda

  • Ukraine

  • United Arab Emirates (Including DIFC)

  • Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)

  • Dubai (United Arab Emirates)

  • Dubai Creative Cluster (United Arab Emirates)

  • United Kingdom

  • Scotland (UK)

  • Wales (UK)

  • Northern Ireland (UK)

  • United States

  • Alaska (US)

  • Alabama (US)

  • Arkansas (US)

  • Arizona (US)

  • California (US)

  • Colorado (US)

  • Connecticut (US)

  • District of Colombia (US)

  • Delaware (US)

  • Florida (US)

  • Georgia (US)

  • Hawaii (US)

  • Idaho (US)

  • Illinois (US)

  • Indiana (US)

  • Iowa (US)

  • Kansas (US)

  • Kentucky (US)

  • Louisiana (US)

  • Maine (US)

  • Maryland (US)

  • Massachusetts (US)

  • Michigan (US)

  • Minnesota (US)

  • Mississippi (US)

  • Missouri (US)

  • Montana (US)

  • Nebraska (US)

  • Nevada (US)

  • New Hampshire (US)

  • New Jersey (US)

  • New Mexico (US)

  • New York (US)

  • North Carolina (US)

  • North Dakota (US)

  • Ohio (US)

  • Oklahoma (US)

  • Oregon (US)

  • Pennsylvania (US)

  • Puerto Rico (US)

  • Rhode Island (US)

  • South Carolina (US)

  • South Dakota (US)

  • Tennessee (US)

  • Texas (US)

  • Utah (US)

  • Vermont (US)

  • Virginia (US)

  • Washington (US)

  • West Virginia (US)

  • Wisconsin (US)

  • Wyoming (US)

  • Uruguay

  • Uzbekistan

  • Vanuatu

  • Venezuela

  • Vietnam

  • Virgina Islands, US

  • Zambia

  • International Standards

What we will research next

Our research team is always busy adding new countries. You can expect the following countries and states from us.

  • Afghanistan
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Burundi
  • Chad
  • Dutch Antilles

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Gabon
  • Grenada
  • Guinea
  • Guyana
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Réunion

  • Sierra Leone
  • Sudan
  • Yemen
  • Zimbabwe

filerskeepers in stats (and counting)

0 countries published
0+ retention periods researched
0 countries under review
0 periods per country (on average)

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